Game-board.



W-J. ENNISSON.

GAME BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1907.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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GAME-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed May 17, 1907. Serial No. 374,257.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVALTER J. ENNIssoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Boards, fully described. and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

My invention relates to game-boards and more particularly that class simulating baseball.

My object is to provide a game controlled somewhat by chance, but largely admitting of the exercise of ones knowledge and skill as practised in the well known game of baseball under league rules. In the attainment of this end I employ a game-board on which is represented a baseball field with counters for players thereon, to which I add features consisting of figures characterizing certain portions of each'of the various fields, a movable piece representative of a ball, des gnations for the path of the ball, and an 1nd1- cator device by means of which the movements of the ball-piece about the board are determined in a manner similar to the flights of the ball in the out-of-door game, and the elements of chance are in a measure subordinated to the skill of the players and the cont-est, as it may be called, between the man and the ball, supplies the chief interest alike of the game presented, and that represented thereby. I

For a more detailed description of my 1nvention, reference is had to the following described drawings, which are made part of this specification, in which my new game is shown in its most complete form, embodying all the various features of the invention.

. In the drawings; Figure 1 is a plan view of the game-board; Fig. 2, partial section of board on line 22 in Fig. 1, showing indicator device in elevation; Fig. 3, plan of indicator device; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are broken portions of the plan view. V

The reference letter A (Fig. l) designates the game-board upon which is a diagram of a baseball. field comprising a diamond having sides 6,- and at the four corners thereof, base-plates b b 6 and representing respectively 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base and the home-plate, in the usual order of arrangement. Along each ofthe sides 6 of the diamond at equal intervals are miniature diamonds a dividing the runways between bases into four steps, numbered consecutively, beginning at each base and counting the next following base as the fourth step thereof, which are employed to mark the progress of base-runners as they move about the diamond in their efforts to complete the home-run and secure a point for their respective sides.

On the board A are shown two sets of counters a and (t representing respectively the players of the two opposing teams in positions they might assume during the pro ress of a game.

Modifying the conventional base-ball diagram I have given each of the fielders or out-players, excepting the pitcher, a group or cycle of numbered positions (Z, which are arranged in similar series about the respective players to which they are assigned. As will be more fully explained in another connection, these designated positions, which in the preferred forms of my invention are uniformly six in number, provide a convenient means for determining the location to which the ball may be thrown or batted, and at the same time serve as graduated runways to be utilized, under the rules of the game with the aid of an indicator device, to be more fully described hereinafter,

in defining various plays such as catching,

mufling, or recovering the ball which has not been caught, or carrying it to the base when required.

Of the numbered stands which are de voted to the bases it will be observed that those with the numerals 4, 5 and 6, at first and second bases, 6 6 those with the numerals l, 2 and 3, at third base 12 ;'and those with the numerals 2, 4 and 5, at the homeplate, 6, areshown with the circles containing thoseparticular numerals partially resting upon the base plates to which they are related. It is thus provided that when a man is standing upon one of these numbered circles which actually contacts the base in the manner described, he may be said to be standing on his base; or when standing upon a numbered position not thus touching the base, he would be considered as off his base.

The numbered positions at the homeplate, o it has been seen, are arranged in a manner differing from the other base plates, having been designed to perform a further function, namely, that of marking imaginary paths of the ball thrown by the pitcher to the batter or catcher as showing their relation to the home-plate, whether passing directly over the plate or to either side thereof.

To represent graphically the paths of balls pitched in the manner described, I have shown a plurality of dotted lines, 7, extending from the pitchers box, 0, to the catchers circle f, each of which passes through a numbered position 7 at the home-plate; As in the out-doors game balls are thrown to afford the man at the bat an opportunity to hit the same, so in the present game the numbered circles at the plate are intended to supply a similar feature. For this purpose any one of the numbered positions may be used as an imaginary, that is, a temporary resting place for the ball, supposed to be in transit along the dotted line leading to such circle, until it may be determined by indicating means, to be hereinafter explained, if it shall be hit or missed by the batter. If not hit by the batter the ball of course should pass on from its temporary place to the same number in the catchers circle; and as a matter of fact the plan of my apparatus contemplates that the ball be considered as having gone directly to the indicated number in the catchers circle, when such should be the case, notwithstanding its temporary stoppage at the home-plate as described. It should therefore be considered that a'ball passing along the dotted line cutting the circle at the left of the home-plate bearing the numeral 6 or that at the right having the numeral 3 may, according to the generally recognired rules of baseball, constitute a called ball, as in neither instance could the ball be said to have passed over the plate. In a like manner, a ball passing from the pitcher to the catcher along the dotted line cutting circle No. l which circle is not touching the home-plate while its path does, may by a slight stretchingof the analogy be considered technically as not properly over the home-plate, conforming in that particular to a ball which is said to be too high or too low, although passing over the plate as shown, and which also counts as a called ball against the pitchers team.

The pitchers box 6 (Fig. 1)- is divided into four parts, the first of which is marked with the letter P, and the remaining three with the numerals 1, 2 and 3, next following P in the order named, to be employed in recording called balls, the pitcher piece normally standing on the square marked P %n% moving one square for each called The movable piece 9 (Fig. 1) representing the ball, is required in order to play the game according to the rules of baseball as contemplated by my invention, which ball-piece may be directed to move about the board in accordance with the readings of any suitable indicating device, such'as ordinary dice, specially prepared cards, or any simple spinning indicator with numbers or characters corresponding to those of the designated positions of the fielders on the board. But in my preferred construction of the apparatus I have a two-fold indicator it (Figs. 1, 3 and 5), which is composed of a dial 71. conveniently placed upon the board A as shown (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) having a fixed pointed radial arrow 7' and, within the circle of the dial, a rotatable disk 2' secured to vertical shaft 2' having a bearing point 2' and an independently revoluble pointer j loosely mounted upon the said shaft.

The dial k is divided by radial lines into segments of varying lengths proportioned approximately to the chances as they occur in the game of baseball, within some of which segments areinscribed the names by which the out-players are designated, and in each of the remaining segments is repeated the word strike, of which there are eight in number, shown by arbitrary arrangement alternating with the segments containing the names of players. 7 r

The rotatable disk 6 is secured to the vertical shaft 2' by means of the bend 71* therein (Figs. 2 and-3) with the thumb piece 71 in the form of a miniature baseball also secured to the shaft and is adapted to rotate within the dial h as has been seen. The face of the disk z is divided equally by radial lines into six primary sections (Z within which are series of six numbers 6Z1 inclosed in small circles and symmetrically arranged in somewhat similar manner to that of the numbered positions d upon the game-board to which they relate in the operation of the game. The primary sections (Z are sub-divided each into twoor more segmental panels 0 located. upon 'therim of the disk, and forming a continuous circle, but separated'by radial lines and con-.

tains a second series of numerals 0 one or more of which are inclosed within each of the panels 0 which numerals 0 it will be shown are employed to regulate and define the movements on the board of the men of both teams.

The indicator device comprises two in deXes, one the revoluble pointer j, which has been made in the form of a miniature ball-bat and may be termed the-bat-index, (to be used for the purposes of in-players), and the other, which may be called the ball-index, (to be devoted to the uses of the out-players) which is in the form of an arrow extending from the representation of a base-ball radially through a section of the dial If, and whose point is in close proximity to the periphery of the retatable disk 2'. It will therefore be seen that when the rotating-disk comes to a stop the which indicates that the fielder to whom it is thrown in order to reach the ball when not caught, or a baseman to carry the ball to the base when it has been recovered, may move as many steps in either direction about his runway as there are units in the selected number 0 in the sub-section 0, to which the index points. In like manner these same indicated numerals c of the ball index are employed to advance the fielder between bases in pursuit of the runner as many stages as there are uni s in the number 'or numbers of the index as selected. It will be noted in this connection that the value of these index numbers 0 for any one setting of the indicator depends wholly upon the numbered position occupied by the fielder (to whom a ball has been thrown or batted) with relation to the particular spot or number that contains the ball.

The circle described by the point of the bat-index 7' has been designed to fall within that on which are arranged the numerals 0 and also the numerals (Z upon the disk 2', hence it is apparent that when this index comes to a stop it will point to a number or numbers of the same two series as does the ball index j, as above described, but from an opposite direction, pointing outwardly; The range of the bat-index however extends beyond the numbers on the disk 2', to the segments of the outer dial it, thereby deter mining the result of the batting. That is to say, if the bat-index points to a panel of the dial containing the word strike, it indicates that the ball has not been hit by the batter who has therefore made a strike. But on the other hand, if the bat-index points to a panel relating to a player, it shows that the ball has been batted to the fielder designated thereby, and taking, in conjunction therewith, the numbers in the section and sub-section of the disk to which the bat indicator also points, it is determined to what numbered position d ofsuch fielder the ball has been batted in accordance with the number (1 selected, and inaddition, by means of the number or choice of numbers 0 of the same index, it is further determined what number of stages or steps the batter (who then becomes a runner) advances toward his base or bases, he moving one numbered step of the runway about the diamond for each unit of the number 0 selected.

Back of the catchers stand, f, (Fig. l) a rectangular figure is shown, containing the letter U, to which are appended two similar squares having'numerals l and 2 in the order named. At the beginning of the batting play the umpire piece a stands normally upon the square marked U but is placed upon square marked No. l to record the first called strike that has been de cided in the manner described, to be placed upon the square marked 2 to count the second strike; and back to his originalposition upon the square U on the third strike being called, as the man has thereby been put out, and a new man goes to the bat.

I omit as unnecessary a recital of the general rules of the game of baseball under which my game apparatus is designed to be played, deeming it essential to specify only those plays which it is the especial purpose of my invention to supply, pointing out the connection which such plays, as herein described, sustain toward similar features of the outdoors game; thus are deduced the directions or special rules governing the present game.

The ball may be thrown to any part or the field to whichever player desired by the person representing the outplayers, by spinning the disk and placing the ball upon the numbered position d of such player corre sponding to the number al of the disk 71 to which the ball-index 7' points. For example, the ball-index j in Fig. 1 is pointing to the primary section (Z2 of the disk containing numeral 5. of the fielder to whom it is olesired to throw the ball; the ball 9 being shown in Fig. 1 at numbered position 5 of the home plate, showing that the ball was thrown by the pitcher to the catcher to give the batter an opportunity to strike at it. In Fig. 3 likewise, the ball index points to the section of the disk containing the numeral 3 and thereby throws the ball to #3 position of the player selected as is shown in Fig. i, which figure is also illustrative of a ball having been thrown to the batter.

A ball is batted by spinning the bat index j and carrying the ball to the player to which the index points upon coming to a stop, placing it upon the numbered position corresponding to the numbered section of the disk also selected by the bat index in the manner hereinbefore described, for example: The bat index j (Fig. 1) is shown pointing to a segment of the dial marked, Center field, and also to the primary section of the disk '5 containing the numeral 2 which indicates that the ball has been batted to the center field to position 2 shown in Fig. 1.

T0 catch a fly baZZ.lVhen the fielder, to whom it has been batted in the manner last above described, is standing upon that sub-section 0 of the ballindex contains a number whose units will carry the man from the circle upon which he stands in either direction to that to which the ball has been thrown or batted as described, and

V in similar manner.

A ball is muffed or fumbled when the sub-section 0 of the ball-index does not contain a numeral whose units would exactly carry the fielder to the numbered position to which it has been thrown or batted- For example: The bat-index shows the ball to have been batted to center field to position No. 2 (in Fig. 1). and the ball 9 is accordingly shown in dotted line in the position indicated but it will be seen that the subsection 0 of the disk to which the bat-index points contains the numerals l and 3, of which the latter in this instance determines that the ball, (but not a fly) has been caught or recovered, because the man a} in center field stands upon circle No. 5, which is removed three steps in his runway from the ball. However, had the ball fallen in center field, on position No. 1, or No. 3 either of which positions is just two stages from the ball, it would have been in such case muifed, that is, the player would have failed to recover the ball, because the index square 0 of the disk does not supply a numeral with the two units that would be required in the case supposed.

In a similar manner a runner or baseman with the ball reaches his base, and similarly a baseman overtakes a runner between bases when the sub-section 0 of the disk to which his index points contains a number 0 whose units exactly carry the man from his initial position to his objective in the manner described.

0pemton.1 will now illustrate the manner of operating my apparatus by describing the various plays which may compose one-half of an inning of the game of baseball, in the order of their occurrence. The men a representing the outplayers, take their respective places as shown in Fig. 1, while the men at the bat are arranged in batting order at some convenient place near the diamond. On the board A I have shown the third batter in position at the bat, having assumed that two batters have preceded him, one having reached third base 6 while the other is safe on first base 6 as shown. I therefore assume that batter No. 3 takes his position in one of the rectangles R or L (whichare approximately the positions taken by batters on the field, according to whetherright or left handed). The person representing the out-players spins the disk 2' and the hall-index j points to that section (Z of the disk 2' containing the numeral o, and in accordance therewith places the ball as shown upon No. 5 at the home% plate. This means that'the pitcher threw the ball along the imaginary line that passes through circle No. 5, which is directly over the plate. Hence, the ball having been properly delivered, the batter strikes at it by spinning the bat-1ndex which polnts to three readings simultaneously, namely, the

7 segment of the dial it that determines the ball to have been drivento center field, also to the section (Z of the disk that designates the ball to have fallen on position, No. 2

(shown dotted upon thatp'osition), and to.

the batter toward first base maybe used to take the runner (previously batter No. 1) who was on first base at the beginning of this play on his wayto second base, andiis also shown (Fig. 1) on step No. 3, likewise one step from second base, in which posi tions the two runners in transit will be considered as remaining until a new spin, unless the fielders succeed in putting them out, whose actions will next be followed. Returning now to the ball-index j which is pointing to the section No. 5 of the disk which is found also to point to the subsection of the disk containing the numeral 3, which, as we have seen, exactly carries the center fielder to the spot where the ball is shown to have been batted, and therefore counts as a catch by the fielder, who immediately decides to throw the ball to the second baseman, and the ball, as wehave seen, must be thrown to position No. 5 according to the index. As the second baseman stands upon No. 4, one step removed the ball-index having a numeral 1,'he too catches the ball without'being in the present instance carried off his base, and therefore according to the rules of baseball the man forced to second base has been put out. The second baseman then throws the ball to first baseman, again to position No. 5, the ball-index not having been changed, but as the first baseman stands upon p0sition No. 1, which is either two or four steps from the ball, and having only the numerals l and 3 in the ball-index sub-section, he

therefore mulfs, that is, fails to catch the ball. The players both require new index numbers to complete the play, which will either carry the runner to his base or intercept and place him out. The new spinning is made, let it be assumed, which results as shown in Fig. 3. The bat-index now points to a sub-section, in the disk which has the numerals l and 6, and as the former carries him to first base, he is declared safeon first. Turning to the ballindeX, it points to a subsection of the disk which contains the numerals 1 and 2; and as the first baseman ison position 1, and the ball is lying in position 5, two steps distant, his index number 2 enables him to recover the ball; there being nobody off base, the ball is consequently returned to the pitcher and the play is ended, with one man on first base and one man out.

The fourth batter next in order will 'take his place at the bat, it being borne in mind that the man a representing the third batter, which is shown in batting position on the board (Fig. 1) went to first base in the preceding play, therefore for illustrating the present play it will be considered that i the fourth batter is occupying the place where the third is shown. The ball now being in the hands of the'pitcher, the disk is spun again and comes to a stop in the position as shown in Fig. 3, it being immaterial that this identical setting has been used in connection with another play, which would be improbable in the actual operation of the apparatus, butis employed to avoid a needless multiplicity of views; in which setting the ball-index j points to section No. 3 of the disk, indicating that the ball has been thrown by the pitcher to position 3 at homeplate as shown in Fig. 4. As this ball has not been thrown over the homeplate, it must be counted a called ball, and is re- ,corded by the pitcher piece moving to the portion of box 6 bearing the numeral 1.

It will be seen (Fig. 4:) that the catcher stands at position 6, and, the ball having been thrown to number 3 as we have seen, which is three steps away, he fails to catch it, not having a numeral 3 in the sub-section of the ball-index. Taking the opportunity thus afforded by the catchers mufi to steal or earn a base the runner, player No. 1 moves one step from third base as the bat-index by the same setting points to a subsection of the disk containing the numeral 1. The players having now exhausted their respective indexes, the disk and bat-index are spun a second time for the play, with the result as shown in Fig. 1, that the runner who was the first batter comes to the homeplate, the bat-index pointing to a sub-section of the disk having a numeral 3, which car'- ries the runner evenly from the step on which he was taken on the former spin to the home-plate, thereby completing a run home and ending the play. The inning now stands: One man out, one in, scoring a point for the side batting.

Starting in a manner similar to the preceding play, the fifth batter shown on the bench Fig. 1 comes to the bat and a ball is thrown as in the previous play; it will be assumed to have been put over the plate, and the batter strikes at the ball by spinning the bat-index, which is shown (Fig. 5) as pointing to a section of the dial it} indicating that the ball has been batted to first base to position No. 2 which is seen (Fig. 1) to be over the foul line is and therefore a foul ball, which, if counted as a strike, is recorded by moving the umpire piece a to the square representing the numeral showing the total number of strikes for the play.

The ball is returned to the pitcher for another play, and it is again assumed that the pitcher has thrown the ball over the plate and that the batter has made a hit, which as shown in Fig. 3, is to the right field to position No. 6 but the right fielder is shown at position No. 6 (Fig. 1) and catches the ball on the fly, which, according to the rules of the game places a man out, making the score of two men out and one run. The llXt man in order comes to the bat in the manner described and I again assume that the disk has stopped in the position shown in Fig. 1. The ball having been again returned to the pitcher will then be thrown, that is, placed in position No. 5 on the board; the batter strikes at the ball by swinging the batindeX, which stops at the position shown in dotted lines, indicating that the ball has been batted to first baseman to position No. 4. It is also seen that the batin'dex points to sub-section of disk containing the numerals 1 and 3, neither of which car ries the man safely to the base, and he is placed upon step No. 3, which is the extent ofhis run. But, turning again to ball-index of the out-player it is seen that the subsection of the disk contains the numeral 3, which exactly carried the first baseman from position 1 to position 4:, recovering the ball which is upon position No. 4 and being eX- actly upon the base, under the rules of the game, puts the batter out, making three men out, or side out.

The first half of theinning having closed, the men a are then brought in from the fielders stations and arranged upon the bench in batting order, while the men a are distributedamong the fields upon whatever numbered stations may be chosen by the persons representing that side, and the second half of the inning is begun and will be completed according to the rules and in themanner that has been above described.

, VVhile' the invention has been shown and described only in its most complete form, in 139 which substantially all the plays of a baseball game are possible it will be understood that many features of the invention may be embodied in games of less complete form and the invention includes all uses of the novel features defined by the claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a base-ball gameboard, a ball-piece and men-pieces and single means for de- 10 termining the moves or" said pieces upon the board substantially in accordance with the movements of the ball and men upon a baseball field.

2. A baseball gameboard having a repre- 5 sentation of a baseball field, a ball-piece and men-pieces, a dial, and single means for regulating the movements of the ball-piece and men-pieces upon the board in accordance with readings of said dial.

'3. In a base-ball gameboard a diagram of a field, movable pieces'representing players thereon, a ball-piece and means for simultaneously directing the movement of the said pieces about the board, substantially as described.

4. In a base-ball game-board, a diagram of the field, distinguishable movable pieces representing players of opposing teams thereon, a ball-piece and means for regulating'the moves of said ball-piece upon the board including means for controlling simultaneously the moves of the men of said opposing teams in relation to each other and to said ball-piece.

5. A'ganie apparatus comprising a board having a diagram representing a baseball field, pieces for locating thereon the ball, the runners and the out-fielders, in combination with single means for locating the ball on 40 the board and for determining the position of players thereon as indicated, substantially as described.

6. In a baseball gameboard, a plurality of similar markings thereon designating plural positions for the ball and for individual fielders and basemen, substantially as described.

7. In a baseball gameboard, pluralities oi similarly characterized markings thereon representing stands and runways for the ball and for all out players excepting the pitcher, substantially as described.

8. A baseball gameboard having a diagram comprising a diamond, a plurality of markings thereon designating base-plates and similarly arranged positions thereto, said markings also designating ball positions.

9. A baseball gameboard having a dia- 50 gram comprising a diamond, a plurality of markings thereon designating base-plates and numerically indicated positions for the ball and for players relative thereto.

10. A baseball gameboard having a diagram comprising a diamond, representations asl of base-plates, each provided with a plural,-

ity of designated positionsfor'the ball and for players relative thereto, a portion only of said positions being in contact with the base-plates. r

11. A baseball gameboard having a diagram comprising adiamond, representations Y of base-plates, each provided with a plurality of similarly designated positions for 10- r Qand 3, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

13. In a baseball gameboard comprising a diagram. a representation of the umpires stand and in combination therewith a graduated extension of said stand with the numerals 1 and 2, substantially as and for the purpose designated. v

1 1-. A gameboard having a baseball field comprising a diamond having representations of the pitchers box, the catchers stand and the home-plate, a series of designated positions at said home-plate in combination with plurality of lines extending from said box to said stand, said lines passing through the designated positions of said series, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described. 7

15. In a baseball gameboard having arepresentation of a diamond, the pitchers box, the catchers stand and the home-plate substantially as described, a series of numbered positions at said home-plate, a plurality of lines reaching from said box to said stand and passing through said numbered positions, a portion of said positions being at the sides of the said home-plate, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

16. In a baseball gameboard, similarly characterized stepped runways between bases, similarly characterized stepped runways at the bases and in the fields, and an indicating device adapted simultaneously to govern the progress of opposed players upon said runways, substantially as shown.

17. In a baseball gameboard having a ball-piece and men-pieces, stepped runways between bases, similar runways at the bases and in the fields, and an indicating device adapted to control the movements of the ball-piece and the progress of the men in relation to said runways.

18. In a baseball gameboard having a representation of a diamond and bases, stepped runways between said bases, representations of stands for the players, stepped runways at said players stands, similarly arranged series of numerals designating the steps of the runways at said stands, and movable pieces representing theball and the designated stepped runways, and an indicat-ing device adapted to supply a choice of numbers whereby moves of said men-pieces upon said runways may be eflected as desired.

21. In combination with a baseball gameboard, an indicating device having a rotatable disk divided into sections suitably designated, said sections being sub-divided into panels containing one or more numerals substantially in the manner described.

22. In a baseball gameboard a board having a ball-piece and men-pieces, a diagram of said board having runways and ball posi tions in said runways, and an indicating device having two series of numbers and two indexes whereby the movements of the ball and men pieces may be controlled substantially as described.

23. On a baseball gameboard having marked thereon a diagram with bases and players stands designated thereon and menpieces representing opposing teams, stepped runways between bases and about the fielders stands, a ball-piece and means consisting of an indicating device having two indexes, one of said indexes being adapted to indicate batting results and to control the movements of iii-players, and the other of said indexes being adapted to control the plays of out-players, substantially as described.

24. A baseball gameboard having marked thereon runways and ball positions in combination with an indicating device having a dial divided into panels containing imprints of players titles and the word strike, and a rotating disk concentric to and within said dial having two sets of numbers, substantially as described.

25. A baseball gameboard having marked thereon runways and ball positions substantially as described in combination with an indicating device having a dial containing panels with titles of players and the word strike, a disk rotatable with relation to said dial and having two sets of numbers; a fixed index and a revoluble index each adapted to select from said sets of numbers, and one of said indexes adapted to select also one of said panels.

26. In a baseball gameboard a diagram of a field with positions for the individual players thereon in combination with an indicating device adapted to indicate batting results, comprising a dial having panels designating fielding positions and panels containing the word strike.

27. In a baseball gameboard a ball-piece and a plurality of pieces to represent players, a diagram of a baseball field with pluralities of positions and runways for individual players substantially as described, in combination with an indicating device having two sets of numbers, one set thereof adapted to control the position of the ball on said field the other set of numbers being arranged singly and in groups said groups adapted to supply an option of numbers to the player for controlling the movements of the men pieces.

28. A baseball gameboard having therein a diagram of a field with representations of players stands, having graduated runways with ball positions in said runways, in combination with an indicating device comprising a dial upon which fielding positions are indicated, a rotatable member upon which numerals are arranged, a revoluble index adapted to point to said fielding positions and to said numerals and a fixed pointer U adapted to select numerals upon said rotatable member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER J. ENNISSON. Witnesses T. F. KEHOE, S. E. BROWN.

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